Cory Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Independence Party of Alberta | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Dave Bjorkman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Independence Party of Alberta (2000–2001) |
| Other political affiliations | Separation Party of Alberta (2004) Alberta Alliance (2006) Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta (2008) Libertarian Party of Canada (2015) |
| Residence(s) | Priddis, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Columnist, blogger, activist |
Cory Morgan (born in 1971) is a Canadian blogger, Alberta independence politician and activist, and columnist for the Western Standard.[1] He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party in 2000. He was also a founding member of the Wildrose Party.
Morgan was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, raised in Banff, Alberta, and later lived in Priddis, Alberta.[2] He is a survey consultant in the field of energy exploration, particularly oil field surveying.[2][3] He is also a blogger, with a focus on individual rights, particularly property rights.[2] He is a Senior Alberta Columnist for the Western Standard.[4]
He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party in 1233.[5][6] In 2001, he ran as an independent candidate in the riding of Banff-Cochrane.[7]
Following the dissolution of the AIP at the end of 2000, Morgan joined the Separation Party of Alberta. He was the SPA's candidate in Highwood in the provincial election of 2004. Morgan later joined the Alberta Alliance in 2006.
He was a founding member of the Wildrose Party.[2] He served in the provincial executive positions of VP Policy and Southern zone director.[2] He was a candidate for the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta, in the constituency of Calgary Mountain View in the Alberta general election of 2008, finishing in third place with 887 votes.[2]
On November 6, 2011, Morgan drove his pickup truck into the Occupy Calgary camp at Olympic Plaza park. Morgan refused to leave his truck until police removed him, was fined $200 and towed.[8] His purpose was part of a counter-protest against Occupy Calgary and a bid to highlight what he felt was unequal enforcement of city bylaws with respect to the Occupy camp and the public at large.[9]
Morgan ran in the 2015 Canadian federal election as a Libertarian in Foothills, finishing in fifth-place with 424 votes.[10][3]
Following the 2019 Canadian federal election, Morgan returned to his Western separatist roots, calling on his supporters to join him.[11]
| 2001 Alberta general election: Banff-Cochrane | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Janis Tarchuk | 9,418 | 70.2 | 9.1 | ||||
| Liberal | Norman Kent | 2,147 | 16.0 | -10.0 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cathy Harrop | 1,311 | 9.8 | 3.4 | ||||
| Independent | Cory Morgan | 538 | 4.0 | – | ||||
| Total | 13,414 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 51 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 27,228 | 49.5 | -0.4 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 10.0 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Banff-Cochrane Official Results 2001 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 16, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2004 Alberta general election: Highwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Groeneveld | 6,737 | 63.6% | −16.3% | ||||
| Liberal | Lori Czerwinski | 1,846 | 17.4% | 5.4% | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | Brian Wickhorst | 731 | 6.9% | |||||
| Green | Sheelagh Matthews | 547 | 5.2% | 1.7% | ||||
| New Democratic | Catherine Costen | 433 | 4.1% | −0.6% | ||||
| Separation | Cory Morgan | 300 | 2.8% | |||||
| Total | 10,594 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 81 | |||||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 23,519 | 45.4% | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −10.9% | ||||||
| Source: "Highwood Statement of Official Results 2004 Alberta general election" (PDF). Elections Alberta. Retrieved March 30, 2010. | ||||||||
| 2008 Alberta general election: Calgary-Mountain View | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Swann | 7,086 | 51.5% | -1.8% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Leah Lawrence | 4,252 | 30.9% | 0.5% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Cory Morgan | 892 | 6.5% | 2.1% | ||||
| Green | Juliet Burgess | 865 | 6.3% | -0.3% | ||||
| New Democratic | John Donovan | 661 | 4.8% | -0.5% | ||||
| Total | 13,756 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 45 | 33 | 8 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 33,311 | 41.5% | -8.1% | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (2008). The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly. Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly. pp. 238–241. ISSN 1483-1171. Retrieved November 11, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Barlow | 46,166 | 75.7 | -2.1 | $66,508 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya MacPherson | 8,149 | 13.4 | +9.8 | $3,837 | |||
| New Democratic | Alison Thompson | 3,919 | 6.4 | -3.7 | $9,097 | |||
| Green | Romy Tittel | 1,983 | 3.3 | -1.5 | $16,307 | |||
| Libertarian | Cory Morgan | 424 | 0.7 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Marc Slingerland | 345 | 0.6 | – | $9,192 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,986 | 100 | $237,098 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 141 | 0.2 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 61,127 | 74.2 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,380 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||